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THE OBJECTIVE INFINITIVE. 
Bede 440.19: 3a hreowe 3a he . . . forcelde doan (sic!) = 313.2: facere 
supersedit. 
ginnan, begin: 
Bede 60.23: 3a gunnon heo 3set . . . lif . . . onhyrgan - 46.32: coeperunt 
. . uitam imitari. 
6. Verbs of Inclination and of Will: — 
behealdan, take care: 
Ex. 110: syllic setter sunnan setlrade beheold ofer leodwerum lige scinan, 
byrnende beam, 
cunnian, attempt: 
Ml}. Horn. I. 45Q b : uton cunnian, gif we magon, 3one re3an wi3ersacan on 
his geancyrre gegladian. 
forefon, presume, undertake: 
Laws 410, Judicium Dei IV, c. 4, § 4: gif hwoelc synnig . . . gisti3ia fore - 
fenge uel hond gisende (sic!) = si quis culpabilis . . . indurato presumpserit 
manum mittere. 
ge-ea3modi(g)an, deign , vouchsafe: 
Bede 98.28: 3set he [= God] ge-ea&modige us togetacnian (sic!) . . . hweic 
gesetenes to fylgenne sy = 81.30: ut ipse nobis insinuare . . . dignetur, quae etc. 
gegiemian (-gym-), desire: 
Ml}. L. S . XXIII B. 497: ic gegyrnode 3a . . . rode geseon. 
ge3yrsti(g)an, presume, undertake : 
Bede 70.16: se 3e geSyrstigaS onwreon 3a sceondlicnesse his steopmeder 
= 51.8: reuelare praesumserit. — lb. 78.33 a : ne geSyrstgacf onfon = 56.10 a : per - 
cipere non praesumit. 
lystan, desire , yearn: 
Wcerf. 45.22: manige men hine geornlice lystan [MS. H.: lyston] geseon 
= 180 B 1 : multi hunc . . . anxie videre sitiebant. 
onmedan, presume, undertake: 
Rid. 56.16: Nu me gieddes 3isses ondsware ywe, se hine onmede wordum 
secgan hu se wudu hatte. 
wunian, use, be wont: 
Bede 230.23: msen wunedon wildeorlice lifigan= 175.9: homines bestialiter 
uiuere consuerant. 
The following is a complete alphabetic list of verbs having only the unin 
fleeted infinitive as object: — 
abiddan, bid , command. 
behealdan, take care. 
blinnan, cease. 
cunnian, attempt. 
don, do, cause. 
forefon, presume, undertake. 
forgiefan, grant, allow . 
forieldan, delay, defer. 
ge-eatSmodi(g)an, deign, vouchsafe. 
gefrignan, learn by inquiry. 
gegiernian, desire. 
gehieran, hear. 
gehogian, think, intend. 
geseon, see. 
geteon, determine. 
ge?Syrsti(g)an, presume, undertake. 
ginnan, begin. 
hatan, command. 
hieran, hear. 
hogian, think , intend. 
laetan, allow, cause. 
lystan, desire, yearn. 
ofseon, see. 
onmedan, presume , undertake. 
seon, see. 
tweogan [tweon], doubt. 
wunian, use, be wont. 
